Haven’t been there in over a year and have no regrets.

It’s way better here.

Nevertheless, that “deeper than the surface” idea that the fanbase always wanted and that Muto and his team later solidified definitely lurked in the back of Ward’s head to at least some degree.

And the Simon twist is one of the first and most successful times that idea came to fruition.

In fact, Adventure Time becoming a much bigger phenomenon with a much bigger story is ultimately why Ward would leave creative direction of the series to Adam Muto and stick to just voicing certain characters and eventually helping write the finale.

It just became more than he wanted to handle.

People think that Adventure Time was always supposed to become the lore-driven, character-driven story that it’s become & that’s not strictly true.

Some on the staff certainly always had higher ambitions & deeper ideas, but creator Pendelton Ward just wanted it to be a silly & fun creative outlet.

And suddenly EVERYTHING he’s done is tinged with tragedy and there’s a logical, empathetic explanation for his behavior.

It doesn’t absolve him nor does it make him not funny, but it does give him a much greater depth than a character like him is usually afforded.

Brave New World was this year so yeah.

Ship fixations this year would definitely be Chaggie from Hazbin Hotel and Polytrix from KPop Demon Hunters.

It’s almost like I’m a massive lesbian or something lol.

PREACH!